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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ivan is out with the flu and Paris is out with a sprained toe on February 27, 2015, who does the team beat?

2. When does Gene tells his class he will be gone in Chapter 7?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 11, where does the O'Dowd team fly to for a game?

4. During Oderah's junior year, what was the score when the O'Dowd women's basketball team won at State?

5. When did Yao face Shaq and the Los Angeles Lakers?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was the first Chinese basketball player to be recruited by an NBA team, and how was his first season?

2. Why does Jeevin hate Gandhi?

3. How did Lou get the hamstring injury that ended his basketball career?

4. How did basketball come to China?

5. What is the worst team for racism, and when do the Dragons play that team?

6. What rituals does Jeevin like to perform before a basketball game and why?

7. Who was Senda Berenson?

8. Who recorded Georgeann Wells' slam dunk, and why did it take a long time to publish the video?

9. Where is Gene planning to go at the beginning of Chapter 7, and why does he think the trip is canceled?

10. How do the Dragons do during the Bass Pro Shops Tournament of Champions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Coach Lou often says Coach Phelps was a father figure to him. Why does Coach Lou say that Coach Phelps was a father figure to him? Why is the coach/player relationship important?

Essay Topic 2

Oderah and Arinze are brother and sister who played basketball together growing up. What type of relationship do the siblings have? How do they trash talk one another? What does trash talk reveal about their relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Scientists at the turn of the twentieth century did not believe Blacks were fit to be athletes. Why did scientists not believe Blacks were fit to be athletes? How did that view change? Was race an issue on the O’Dowd team or some of the teams they played?

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